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SPOKANE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ecova,
the total energy and sustainability management company, today announced
it has become a founding member of the U.S.
Zero Waste Business Council, a nonprofit that is dedicated to
educating, informing and documenting the performance of Zero Waste
Businesses. As a founding member, Ecova will support U.S. Zero Waste
Business Council’s training, events and educational resources to assist
organizations in meeting their Zero Waste goals.

“A Zero Waste model presents a tremendous financial and environmental
savings opportunity for organizations, but the journey to get there can
be challenging,” said Erik Makinson, director, waste management
solutions, Ecova. “We’re excited to be a founding member of U.S. Zero
Waste Business Council to leverage even more resources in helping our
clients create value and save money through Zero Waste practices, no
matter where they are on their journey.”

Waste management has long been viewed as a necessary expense that has
commanded little attention next to larger operational expenses. Over the
past few years, changes within the waste industry have created
significant opportunity to drive financial and environmental savings and
many forward-thinking companies are aggressively moving toward a Zero
Waste model.

“Ecova joins leading sustainability-minded companies that support a Zero
Waste standard,” said Stephanie Barger, Founder and Executive Director,
U.S. Zero Waste Business Council. “Zero Waste businesses save money, are
more efficient, manage risk, reduce litter and pollution, cut greenhouse
gases, reinvest resources locally, and create jobs and more value for
their business and the community – ultimately helping communities become
more healthy and sustainable.”

Managing the waste stream of a multi-site portfolio has become
increasingly complex and time intensive. Ecova’s
Waste Management Solutions offer a new approach to managing waste
services that keeps pace with changing industry and societal
expectations, while effectively cutting costs and reducing environmental
impact.

About Ecova

Ecova
is the total energy and sustainability management company whose
sole purpose is to see
more, save
more, and sustain
more for its clients. Using insights based on consumption, cost and
carbon footprint data spanning thousands of utilities, hundreds of
thousands of business sites and millions of households, Ecova provides
fully managed, technology-optimized solutions for saving resources,
which in turn increase returns, lower risks, and enhance reputations.
Ecova is the largest non-regulated subsidiary of Avista Corp (NYSE:
AVA), avistacorp.com.
For more information, visit the company’s website at ecova.com,
on LinkedIn at linkd.in/EcovaInc,
or follow Ecova on Twitter at @ecovainc.

About the U.S. Zero Waste Business Council (USZWBC)

Launched in spring of 2012 and headquartered in Corona Del Mar, CA, the
USZWBC’s mission is to educate, inform and document the performance of
Zero Waste Businesses using scientific methods to help businesses and
communities become more healthy and sustainable. USZWBC offers the only
national Zero Waste Standards focused on upstream policies and
processes, Zero Waste training through webinars and workshops and is the
leader in creating a solid foundation that advances the integrity and
credibility of Zero Waste. Their 3rd Annual National Zero
Waste Business Conference is in Atlanta, GA on May 7th and 8th,
2014. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.uszwbc.org.